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L-18 Tenses

I) Rewrite the following sentences changing the verb of each so as to show that the action named is going on at the present moment :

1. The teacher teaches in the class.

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2. The children swim in the pool.

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3. Smoke comes out of the chimney.

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4. Raj listens to western music.

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5. The children listen to the teacher attentively.

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6. Farmers grow wheat in their fields.

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7. We take milk and egg for breakfast.

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8. Food is expensive. It costs us a lot of money.

_____________________________________________________________________ II) Rewrite the following sentences changing the verb of each so as to show that the action named has ended first now :

1. Rita is reading an article in the newspaper.

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2. The children are writing an essay

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3. Priti and Nikhil are singing a song.

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4. Amit is feeding his dog.

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5. Payal is drawing a picture.

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6. The workers are building a house.

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7. The thief is hiding the jewels in a hole.

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8. The birds are flying towards the south.

_____________________________________________________________________ III) Fill in the blanks with the past tense of the verbs given in brackets :

1. Sam _______________ a cup of coffee before class this morning.(drink)

2. The vase fell on the floor and ____________ into a hundred pieces.(break)

3. Mrs. Singh _____________ Mathematics at the local school last year.(teach)

4. The wind ______________ very hard last night. (blow)

5. It was really cold yesterday. I nearly ___________ to death when I walked home.

(freeze)

6. Last night I had a good night’s sleep. I ____________ for nine hours. ( sleep)

7. I __________________ her to the party, but she didn’t come. (invite)

8. Yesterday I called Jason on the phone. He wasn’t home, so I ____________ to

his sister. (speak) IV) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs (simple present tense/Present Continuous)

:

1. The baby _______ _________________ peacefully. She __________ for ten

hours every night.(sleep)



2. Ali __________________ Arabic. Arabic is in his native language, but right now

he _____________ _____________________English (speak).

3. We usually ______________ holidays in India. This summer we __________

___________________ it in Dubai.(spend)

4. Sam loves to ___________. He is in the kitchen ______________________ dinner.

(cook)

5. My Dad usually _________________ us to school. As his car broke down so my

uncle ________ _______________________ us to school every day.[drive]

6. He usually _____________coffee , but today he ______ ___________tea.(drink)

7. The city museum __________________ at 5’o clock on week days(close)

L-20 Agreement of the verb with the subject:

I) Choose the correct verb out of the two given in brackets :

1. Every one of us (is/are) going to the film.

2. He (enjoys / enjoy) playing cricket.

3. Rita (like/likes) to eat out occasionally.

4. My classmates (has/have) complained against me.

5. Measles (is/are) an infectious disease.

6. The boys (do/does) the home work regularly.

7. Billy (want/wants) to buy a cricket bat.

8. Time and tide (wait/waits) for none.

9. The teeth in a crocodile’s mouth (is/are) sharp.

10. Some of our luggage (was/were) lost.

11. The Arabian nights (is/are) an interesting book.

12. One of the books from the library (is/are) missing.

L-22 Punctuation and the use of Capitals:



I) Rewrite these sentences putting in the capital letters, commas and full stops wherever required :

1. at aisha’s party we ate biscuits chips cakes and sweets.

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2. the largest city in america is new york.

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3. last saturday henry brown took his sons george, peter and john to see the

kingdom tower.

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4. the red sea is to the east of egypt.

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5. the taj mahal is at agra.

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6. ben tom jack and jim met me on the road.

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7. she lived a noble honest and pious life.

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8. london the capital of england stands on the thames.

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9. mr james has bought a new motor car.

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10. rita aisha and maria are dancing in the park.

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11. mr goodwin teaches us english.

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12. february the shortest month of the year comes before march.

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Another Chance:



I) Write the missing lines of the poem ‘Another Chance’:

How often we wish _____________________________

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_________________________ into winning

It does not take ___________________________________

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Which we’re living.

So never give up _________________________________

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__________________________ of starting new.

Poet’s Name : _______________________

II) Answer the following questions :

1. What does the poet say in the first stanza

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2. What do we need to make a new start ?



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3. What message does the poet give in the last stanza ?

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4. Pick out the rhyming word from the poem :

beginning - ____________________________

start - ________________________________

forgiving - _____________________________

C.B Ln 8 – Shooting

W.B Ln – 8 Mrs. Daroowara

I) Word meanings :

1. mate : _______________ approached : _________________

II) Make meaningful sentences :

1. visited - _____________________________________________________________

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2. reached - ____________________________________________________________

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3. approached - _________________________________________________________

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4. started - ______________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________ II) Complete the letter using the correct past tense forms of the verbs in

brackets :



Anne Cottage Riyadh 15th December,2012

Dear Samir I _______________(have) been to Delhi to attend a National Seminar on “Advertisement and Mass media”. After three days of seminar, we ___________(are) taken to different places in and around Delhi. I was _____________(impress) by the beautiful Taj Mahal. The white marble monument was _______________(build) by Shajahan in memory of his wife. History says, the King _______________(bring) the best architects of the world and _____________(make) it a wonderful one. Seeing Taj Mahal on full moon day is an exciting experience. So I ______________ (think) I _____________(will) send a model to you. When you plan to visit India , I would take you there.

Yours friendly Prashant

III) Rewrite the sentences using “ There is ………….” or “There are………….” :

1. A pharmacy is there just below my flat.

____________________________________________________________________ 2. A few books are there on the table.

____________________________________________________________________ 3. A river is there near our school.

____________________________________________________________________ 4. A post office is there near my house.

____________________________________________________________________ 5. A present is there from my uncle.

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IV) Complete the four forms of each verb given below :

Sl.No Verb He/She form -ing form Past tense Past participle

1. sleep

2. walk

3. sing

4. cut

5. go



Ln-9 Bachendri Pal

WB : L-9 Brave Arti

I) In each pair of sentences, fill in the blanks with ‘less’ form of the word which is underlined:-

1. He has no good sense of humour. He is ____________________ person.

2. He couldn’t sleep because of the noise so he lay _________________ until

dawn.

3. She doesn’t blame her friend for this matter. Her friend is ____________.

4. Our computer is of no use now. It is __________________.

5. Many people lost their homes due to flood. They are _________________.

6. He has no friend at all. He is _________________.

7. The soldier is very hopeful and free from fear. He is _________________.

8. He could never harm anyone. He is ________________-

II) Fill in the blanks using the right forms of the verbs given in the brackets :

1. He _____________________ tea every morning. (drink)

2. When ____________________ the museum reopen?(do)

3. The show _________________ at 9’o clock .(start)

4. I ________________everyday at 4’o clock. (get up)

5. The Headmaster ________________ to speak to you. (want)

6. She _________________ Marathi well. (speak)

7. My watch _______________good time. (keep)

8. My friends ____________________the Prime Minister yesterday(see)

9. The soup____________________ good.(taste)

10. The students _________________their excitement to go for picnic.(show)

III) Join the sentences using as……………as :

1. Fatima is intelligent. Asia is intelligent

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2. This novel is interesting. That novel is interesting. _______________________________________________________________

3. My father is a brave man. My uncle is a brave man.

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4. Nita’s hair is long. Meenu’s is hair is long.

_______________________________________________________________ 5. Ali is bold. Mustafa is bold.

_______________________________________________________________ 6. Rishi is pretty in that dress. Her sister is also pretty in that dress.

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IV) Arrange these describing words in the right order as shown in the example:

Example : 1. bag white big Ans : big white bag 1. hair brown long

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2. forest thick dark

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3. grey tall building

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V) Use the clue words “will” and use any other words necessary to make the sentences read well: Example : workers/not be/working tomorrow Workers will not be working tomorrow

1. It/be cold this winter

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__________________________________________________________________ 4. he /staying/here till Sunday

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6. The class /go/to picnic next week.

__________________________________________________________________ L -11 The Refugees

I) Make meaningful sentences with the given words:

a) Prevented

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b) gracious

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c) hospitable

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d) invisible

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_____________________________________________________________________ II) Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answer from the bracket :

Your lungs are an amazing respiratory system. They______(begins/began)

their work when you were 30 weeks old in your mother’s womb. They

_______________(continue/ will continue ) working until the end of your

life, usually without __________(any/some) repair. Every day they (breathe

in / breathe out)________________ about 11,000 litres of air. When you

were a newborn your lungs breathe _________________(rapid/slow). You

breathe in and out anywhere from 15 to 25 times__________(per minute/

per hour) without even thinking about it. In an adult one lung is as

______________(big/bigger) as a rugby ball. Your lungs ______(are/aren’t )

located in the center of the chest__________(within/without) the rib cage. III) Who said to whom :

1. “Don’t you see that we are in the middle of a very important

discussion ?”



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2. “They may be dangerous . I think Anchal Rana should be asked to

chase them away from shores”

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3. “Speak, stranger, and tell our Rana Sahib who you are and what

you want from him ”

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4. “All religions are but different ways to God.”

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5. “Forgive me, my Lord. I came only because it is urgent.”

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6. “Yes I think that sounds sensible. Let us find out what they want

before we send them away.”

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7. “Yes I think that sounds sensible. Let us find out what they want

before we send them away.”

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8. “May I have a small bowl of milk, and some sugar?.”

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9. “But tell me first , what do you need from me apart from permission

to live in my land and practice your religion here”?



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10. “We salute this gracious and hospitable country and the people

who live in it.”

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11. “Well spoken, old man. We are pleased to welcome you and your

fellow countrymen to our country.”

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____________________________________________________________________ Note : Learn all the word meanings from the text book

Poster Writing – Design a poster and write at least 8-10 instructions :

1. Safety Rules

2. Good manners



3. Fire Preventions

Write an application requesting sick leave for a week



Poem Comprehension:

Little bird upon that tree

Come and sing a song to me.

I am sitting here alone,

Come and sit upon this stone.

But the little bird said, ‘No!

Mother will not let me go.

You will shut me up, and I



Want to hop about and fly.

1. Where was the bird sitting?

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2. Why would not the bird sit with the writer?

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3. What did the bird want to do?

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4. Were there other people with the writer, or was she all alone?

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5. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem ?

Alone – ________________________

No - ________________________



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